Parag Agrawal Takes Charge As Twitter CEO After Jack Dorsey Exits

Parag is an Indian-American technology executive and IIT Bombay graduate.
He joined Twitter as a software engineer only a decade ago, in 2011. And within just six years he reaches the C-suite as CTO.
Parag is the youngest CEO among the S&P 500, edging out Mark Zuckerberg.
Parag has led key tech positions with Yahoo, Microsoft Research, and AT&T.

Jack Dorsey, the outgoing CEO of Twitter steps out after 16 years.
Jack Dorsey also confirm that he will serve on the board till May next year and Bret Taylor would be the Chairman of the board of the company.
Dorsey also leads Square, a financial payments company founded
by him, and has invested in several startups, including Peek, an experience booking software and marketplace.

Highlighting reasons for stepping down, the Twitter Cofounder wrote that there is a lot of talk about the importance of a company being “founder-led”.“Ultimately, I believe that’s severely limiting and a single point of failure. I’ve worked hard to ensure this company can break away from its founding and founders,” Dorsey wrote.
He also said that the board ran a rigorous process considering all options and unanimously appointed Parag.
“He has been my choice for some time given how deeply he understands the company and its needs. Parag has been behind every critical decision that helped turn this company around.”

In his mail, to his colleagues, Parag said, “The world is watching us right now, even more than they have before. Lots of people are going to have lots of different views and opinions about today’s news. It is because they care about Twitter and our future, and it’s a signal that the work we do here matters. Let’s show the world Twitter’s full potential!”

Let’s see what changes happening with Twitter in the future?

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